Harness-hanger.



A. M. BEAN.

HARNESS HANGER. APPLICATION FILEQNOV-B. 19m.

Patented; Oct. 9,1917.

wamsl Attorheys ALBERT M. BEAN, or COLVILLE, WASHINGTON.

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To all 'u h'omz't mar Gamma.

Be" it known that IQA 'nnIiR'r M1 BEAN, a

citizen of 13116 United States, residing at Golvilleljinthe county ofStevens and State of WVas'hington, have invented a new and usefulHarness-Hanger, of which the fol- I lowing" is a specification.

The" device formingthe suliect niatter'of this application is" adapted"to be employed for suspending a harness above a horse, the constructionbeing such that a vertically movable rack may pi illed dovvnwvardly, andlocked ina depressed ;position,"so that the harnessay be removed readilyfrom the'r'ack; and be'pla ced' on th'ehorse or other draft c c Theinvention aims to improve the conf e' pro ide novel means wherebytherack is manipulated and maintainedin adus'tefd positions,

It is within the provinceof the measure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of 'th'attype' to Which thepresentinvention appertalns,

With? the above and other objects'in' View which will appear as theclescription'proce'eds, the invention resides in the'combination andarrangement of parts and? in i the" details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it beingunderstoodjthat changes in the preciseembodiment of" the invention herein disclosed can be made\Yltllinltlllli scope of Whatis claimed, Without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings 2- Figure 1 shows in side elevation, aharness hanger embodying the present invention Fig. 2 is anelevationwherein the dev ce is vieived atright anglesto the sho ving of"Fig. 1, parts appearing in section;

Fig. 3 is'a fraginental' side eleyation' s e -f ing one sideof'the guidetube andattendantf parts, the 'head'portion'of the rack being'in'section Fig. 4 isa'vievv similar o Fig; 3 b how ing'the oppositeside ofthe guide tubefrom that disclosed in Fig.3; and

Fig. '5' is a :t'rag ne1 1ta l longitudinal s e'c tion showing thejoint'b'etween theparts' of" I slot- 27 including an upper lateral'extension 28 'and a lower lateral eXtensionf29- The carries apin orproection 30; adapted The inventibn' comprises "a. teena e Specificationof Letters melt.

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rack denoted generally by the numeral 5'. Thera ck 5 includes a stem 6liavi11g a' re duced neck 31, the stem being mounted to slide withintheguide tuloe 2. The rack 5 inclu-d-sd-a had 7 i p d transversely ofmortise 8 is;

thej stem 6. In the head 7 a formed. The stem 6 terminates at its loWer'end i'na tenon 9 received in the mortise 8 Inthe sides of the tenon 9,

' 10 andlll; and'constitute a means whereby the'head7 cannot be pulledofi OfthQ'lQWQr endjof the stern; Nuts 15 threaded on tlie rear ends ofthe extensions 14, the

nuts'engaging'the rearface' of the head 7' of the rack 5. The numeral 16denotes'an upstanding rod provided ith a hook 17 at itsupper end. "Thelower end of the rod '17 --isf bent' to form a rectangular arm 18. Thearm 18 passes through the head 7 and H I seats 10 are formed; the" samebeing disposed opposite along the: The numeral Patented 001;. 9, 191?oApplication filed N'bjfnlbr's, are: steal no. 130.218.

c extensions 14. 1

through thetenon9'and constitutes an ad ditioiial means for holdin'gthehead 7 on the loiver end of'the stem 6. A nut 19 may be threadedontothe' rear end of the arm 18, thenut coacting with the rear face ofthe head 7. Mounted in'theends of the head 7 areupstanding" rods 20provided with hooks21. I A a I The uppen edgesof thehead are beV- eledshovvn at22 in Fig, 4. At its lower I endg and at one side,"the guide 2is notched as'sho'wn at 23 to "co6pe rate with the bev'eled' pinions'22At its opposite side,'the lower end of theiguide tube Qisnotched. asshown atfl24 in F 1g. 3. One edge 25 of this'notchj has funotions whichWill be brought oiit] one of the beveled" hereinafter, and. since facesof the head '7 cooperates ith the edge 25; thisffacein 3 been designated,for'the purpose of describ the reference'nu meral 26. e

The guide tube Zhas an upright bayonet stein 6 to traversefthe bayonetslot '27 and itsi'exten'j- 'ns'f 8mm 2 -1. ofthe stem 36 and of thedrawings has structure, by the i:

tube 2 is a retractile spring The lower end got the springaa is seeured'assliovv'n' at 1 10 S l l v l g h ck located 'W ithin the guide 33 tothe neck 31. The upper end of the spring 32 is attached'to a screwyeye34: or like device located within the contour of the guide tube 2 butcarried by the support 1. The stem proper 6 fits closely and slidablywithin the guide tube 2, and because the neck 31 is of less diameterthan the body portion of the stem, there is room forthe retractilespring 32 to operate, Without unnecessary friction, between the neck 31and the guide tube 2. v

In practical operation, the hames of a harness, the head-stall or thelike, may be mounted on one of the hooks 21. The belly band may bemounted on the hook 17, and the crupper or breeching may be mounted onthe other hook 21.

l/Vhen the operator desires to place the harness on a draft animal, thestem 6 is rotated by means of the head 7 until the pin 31 in the stem 6moves out of the upper extension 28 or the bayonet slot 27. The rackcomprising the stem 6 and the head 7 then may be pulled downwardly, thespring 32 being put under tension. A slight rotation ofthe stem'fi willlodge the pin 31 in the lower extension 29 of the bayonet slot, and

bayonet slot 27, automatically,

thus the rack will be held in a depressed position. 'I he harnessmaythen be removed from the hooks 21'and 17, and may be placed on the draftanimal. I

By rotating the stem 6, the pin 31 may be detached, from the lowerextension 29 of the bayonet slot 27, whereupon the spring 32 will react,and pull the rack 5 up into the position of Fig. 1. As the rack 5 movesupwardly, the edge 25 of the tube 2 ultimately engages with the inclinedface 26 of the head 7. This operation gives a slight twisting movementto the stem 6, and lodges the pin 31 in the upper extension 28 of thebayonet slot 27.

The construction of the device is such that, after the harness has beenmounted in place on the hooks 17 and 21, the operator merely gives aslight rotation to the stem 6, by means of the head 7, whereupon therack 5 will rise under the action of the spring 32, the harness beingelevated into an out of the way position, and the pin 31 engaging in thelateral extension 28 of the in the manner 'hereinbetore set forth. Therack 5 may be pulled downwardly by means of the handle 12.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A harnesshanger including a guide tube; means for securing the upper end oftheguide tube to an overhead support;'a stem mounted to slide in theguide tube spring means located in the guide tube and assembled with thestem for raising the stem; interengaging elements on the stem and on theguide tube coacting to hold the stem in a lowered position against theaction of the spring means; a transverse head attached to the lower endof the stem and of a length to extend between the hames and thebreeching of a harness; hangers carried by the ends of the head; and ahanger on the intermediate portion of the head, thea stem and atransverse head, the stem be the guide ing mounted to reciprocate in theguide tube; aprojection on the stem,

tube being provided with a bayonet slot having a lateral extensionwherewith the ,projection coacts spring means for raising the rack; andinterengaging, mutually inclined parts on the guide tube and on therack, co-

acting to give rotary movement to the stem,

when the 'rack is elevated by the spring, and

to cause the projection to engage with the extension of the bayonetslot.

3. A harness hanger including a guide tube provided with a bayonet slot;means for securing the upper end of the guide tube to an overheadsupport; a stem mounted to slide in the guide tube; spring means locatedwithin the guide tube and assembled with the stem for raising the stem;a projection on the stem and coacti ng with the bayonet slot; atransverse head attached to the lower end of the stem; hangers on theends of the head; and a hanger on the intermediate portion of the head,in alinement with the guide tube.

4:. A harness hanger including a guide; -means for connecting the upperend of the tute a means for securing the head to the tenon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signaf, ture in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT M. BEA Na Witnesses? I JEA MoCLooD, L. C. Jnssnrn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained'ror five cents each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

